tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42678130127327597662018-03-05T07:59:20.877-08:00Loc's with StyleSharing Loc pictures, Loc advice for Traditional Locs and SisterlocksSalkis Renoreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-63426054632341379312012-08-09T11:23:00.000-07:002012-08-09T11:23:31.674-07:00My Yarn Pin Up Style<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pEQZmsEOD5U/UCP_ydSczPI/AAAAAAAAA-w/jA5LMQUNJ6w/s1600/me1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pEQZmsEOD5U/UCP_ydSczPI/AAAAAAAAA-w/jA5LMQUNJ6w/s320/me1.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salkis with Yarn Twists</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;My new look, what do you think? Yarn braids look kinda cute! He He...<br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/c_mhm2iVOpk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com2http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-yarn-pin-up-style.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-87500806375040335572012-08-02T12:25:00.001-07:002012-08-02T12:26:39.173-07:00My Hair in Twists<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tx3zgBNLk1w/UBrIYYDUrHI/AAAAAAAAA74/lwZjN9YLKxM/s1600/IMG_3717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Tx3zgBNLk1w/UBrIYYDUrHI/AAAAAAAAA74/lwZjN9YLKxM/s320/IMG_3717.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salkis with yarn Twists</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This is what Im doing now as a protective style for my hair. The chop happened some months ago, and while I did have fun playing around with my hair, I knew I wanted it to grow. I went from sisterlocks, to mohawk to tiny afros and now twist extensions all with&nbsp; the course of a few months and I am exhausted with it all already.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F5GzPsO5U6c/UBrTwKAIljI/AAAAAAAAA8U/L2pTlT5Eqo8/s1600/403054_10150656827893784_1388548669_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F5GzPsO5U6c/UBrTwKAIljI/AAAAAAAAA8U/L2pTlT5Eqo8/s320/403054_10150656827893784_1388548669_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salkis With Mohawk</td></tr></tbody></table><br />&nbsp;I did have to think this much about hair when I had my sisterlocks so I miss not having too. The braids are the best way I know of to get back that care free feeling that wearing locs gave me. This is yarn twists and I love them because they keep their shape even with frequent washing, I don't have to sleep with a scarf on my head and I just add oils to my scalp for conditioning.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eHuhdWbZ-EA/UBrTUTVrRiI/AAAAAAAAA8M/kPnuS6jlLzs/s1600/61573_476664763783_1596751_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eHuhdWbZ-EA/UBrTUTVrRiI/AAAAAAAAA8M/kPnuS6jlLzs/s200/61573_476664763783_1596751_n.jpg" width="190" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salkis with Sisterlocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Comments? Questions? I'd love to hear your thoughts, please leave them below.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/EOPd2iVwItY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com1http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-hair-in-twists.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-32925070899746453572012-08-01T22:52:00.003-07:002012-08-01T23:57:09.733-07:00Organic Dred Locs or Manicured DredLocs?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><div style="”display: block; float: right;"><script type="text/javascript">// <![CDATA[ google_ad_client = "ca-pub-0617862208516491"; /* aww shit */ google_ad_slot = "3490614243"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; // ]]></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">// <![CDATA[ // ]]></script></div><!--google_ad_section_start--><br /><br />Would you ever consider getting Dredlocks, like Bob Marley style? I have been thinking about doing my hair in organic locs for some time now. I don't ave a traditional 9-5 job so I could get away with doing it. I don't know of anyone who could work corporate looking like this but I am curious to see what my hair would form into.<br />No parting the hair. Clean lines are out.&nbsp; The locs do not have to look evenly shaped or even cylindrical either. I have to admit, I used to think that people with locs that looked like this were just unkempt, nasty.<br /><br />And while I have (as a stylist) met some people who's locs really needed a hazmat team to come hose them down, I truly feel that organic locs can be a very attractive if kept clean.&nbsp; So how to you get your locs to free-form? Well you just leave it alone and let them loc on there own. I assume you have start with some sort of patten though as I do see some wearers will a&nbsp;<span class="spell"> </span><i><b>semblance of parted hair.</b></i> So my advice would be to part them off, maybe in plaits or twists and then nerve groom&nbsp; them again after that.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xwSeRUcsA-I/TJ22agk7KBI/AAAAAAAABLw/7jWHUPWE95U/s1600/LOCS+FREEFORM+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="274" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xwSeRUcsA-I/TJ22agk7KBI/AAAAAAAABLw/7jWHUPWE95U/s320/LOCS+FREEFORM+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mama Yashi-Fashion Designer</td></tr></tbody></table>Well I should say never palm roll the hair or twist the hair after the initial set up. I have known some Rastas who have use natural aloe vera from the fresh pant and rubbed it into the dreds and scalp as a conditioning /cleansing treatment but that was pretty much the extent of grooming that they did. I don't know, but I am really thinking about have my next set of locs be more organic, we'll see.<br /><!--google_ad_section_end--><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/y2_LOppb2RM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/08/organic-locs-or-manicured-locs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-33311172042517710412012-07-27T09:42:00.001-07:002012-07-27T09:44:51.774-07:00More Styling Options for Dred Locs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://m5.paperblog.com/i/19/193997/two-fer-tuesdays-locd-gallery-L-5W2wa1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="747" src="http://m5.paperblog.com/i/19/193997/two-fer-tuesdays-locd-gallery-L-5W2wa1.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />There are so many creative options for locs that there really is no reason for you to be bored with them, ever! Wrapp wire around some of your locs. Intertwine strips of fabric into twisted locs or braided locs. You can deconstruct earrings and use them as loc ornaments. I am thinking of buying a drill gun to make some cool loc adornments with metals like copper and brass.<br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-0617862208516491"; /* himlove she shortstories */ google_ad_slot = "5475786677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; //--></script><br /><script src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><br />Locs are not just an urban lifestyle, it can be just as high fashion as any couture fashion, you just need to open your mind to the possibilities. Take a trip to the craft store and pic up different thread colors, try some metallic's, what about doing a head scrap made of lace. That would be freakin sick! Micheal's craft store, Joanne's fabric store are heaven for finding new ways to prettify your beautiful hair. You took all this time to grow it, show some appreciation for all the sweat and tears you went through to get them looking hot!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/mwIHIrjKPvI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/more-styling-options-for-dred-locs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-23070603781707219812012-07-23T13:50:00.006-07:002012-07-25T19:13:18.675-07:00How Long have You Been Naturally Curly?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: right;"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><br />&nbsp;I get asked this question alot, and the answer for me is, "I don't know and I don't care" Some women are serious about charting their natural hair journey, and while there is nothing wrong with it, I think some calculations are a bit extreme.</blockquote></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><div style="text-align: right;">" I am 2 years 3 month a week and four days natural"? Blank Stare: really? Must we chart the days like we are giving birth or getting older. You know the only reason to track time like that is because you expect it to end one day.. you know, like your life!<br /><br />Why not just enjoy the process of exploring this natural side of you. Why not have kid-like curiosity about your curls, your spongy coils. Why not delight in stretching out a fallen strand of hair to see if it will snap back. If you plan to be&nbsp; wearing your naturally curly hair forever, then what is really the point of counting the days..Just live your life&nbsp; for Pete's sake....</div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://back2retro.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/1970-afro-hairstyle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://back2retro.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/1970-afro-hairstyle.jpg" width="235" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h2>Afro coil hair courtesy of 'Back to Retro"</h2></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/Rca65MlHev8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-long-have-you-been-naturally-curly.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-49089350386119738942012-07-22T09:11:00.001-07:002012-07-22T09:11:40.625-07:00Why do you wear your 4C Natural Hair?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_2MxqGTC2Uo/UAwhVCUVGqI/AAAAAAAAA50/S-sQY53jZnQ/s1600/flame6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_2MxqGTC2Uo/UAwhVCUVGqI/AAAAAAAAA50/S-sQY53jZnQ/s400/flame6.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h2>Salkis Re- 4C hair type </h2></td></tr></tbody></table>I remember when I first not relaxing and pressing my hair, I was about 15 years old and deep into African History. I wanted to represent my ancestors, the kings and Queens of ole and having natural hair made me feel more connected. At that time there wasn't many options as far as styling natural hair so I had to wing it. Luckily for me was was a budding hairstylist in the making so my creativity helped me out when I didn't see any references to inspire me.<br /><br />Many women today wear natural hair, at least to me, for health. I think people are more health conscious these days and what to live a more 'green' lifestyle: better diets, meditation, positive relationships. I don't hear to much about the impact of African history being the catalyst for going natural. natural hair is in right now, and for those ladies who have curly textured&nbsp; hair like the 3A, 3B 3C curl pattern girls, the transitions seems to be easier.<br /><br />But for the curly girls like myself who have 4C hair its, a harder climb finding representation even though natural hair is trending so fiercely right now. We have the 'issues' of shrinkage, moisture, shine and growth among other things, so keeping our course hair looking styled is a beast. But for me, I am no longer obsessed with hair growth as I once was. Long hair doesn't symbolize femininity for me so F that!<br />I will pimp my TWA till the wheels fall off!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><blockquote class="tr_bq">No excuses, no shame, no back seat for me. By the way in the picture above I used a product called "<b>Gorilla Snot"</b>. I got it from Target next to the Shea Moisture. Most of the wording is in Spanish because the product comes from Mexico. Most Hispanics use it to spike the hair and I been seeing it in the shopping carts of White people has well.This product is dirt cheap and you get so much for the price. First I rub some shea butter on my hair my damp hair, then a apply the gel to my hair and rub my hair with the palm of my hand in circular motions until I see curl definition. I love the smell of this, it doesn't flake and it hold your hair in place even if you sweat. I have even woken up the next day with my hair still in place.</blockquote></div><br />For me, since it started as a sort of spiritual ancestor worship event, I would never be swayed by the trends. Permed hair just as no place in my mind or my soul. I would love to hear some of the reasons why you ladies have gone natural and how your journey has been.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/rH-Ljh_FX1M" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com2http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/why-do-you-wear-your-4c-natural-hair.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-84782332254127517252012-07-20T21:25:00.000-07:002012-07-20T21:25:48.508-07:00Do you like your Locs long or short?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cjZcYcFsBM4/SJb_0CN7GLI/AAAAAAAAAik/oWkxKOmu7Ic/s1600/l_32745a5aeec320fdc7da0ffaad744401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="306" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cjZcYcFsBM4/SJb_0CN7GLI/AAAAAAAAAik/oWkxKOmu7Ic/s400/l_32745a5aeec320fdc7da0ffaad744401.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Saturn" courtesy of http://haitianhunny.blogspot.com</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />&nbsp;I think we all go through a stage with our locs when we wished there were short again, especially when they start getting heavy and difficult to style. You tend to miss the fluffiness or new locs, the big hair, the way it held a curl and how easy it was to wash them, Then as time goes on you start rocking different styles and you think you long locs are just the cutest thing. But then it reaches a length and a time when you feel you've tried every style, your tired from them scraping the back of your neck and how it takes to dry. yup I think that's the natural progression of lock life.<br /><br />&nbsp;You are frustrated with them, you like them, you love them then your ready to let them go and start a new set of locs. When I cut mined a few month ago, so many people were disappointing, I got emails and calls from total strangers that have followed my blogs for a few years and there were devastated that I cut my locs off. I didn't realize how many people were attached to my locs that didn't even know me, lol. But I understand how personal it is, and much of a family we are as loc wearers. Its like your in an unspoken club of sorts, passing each other by in the streets and giving a head nod secret approval to all who are in the loc family. Share your thoughts, do u like your locs now or better back then..<br /><br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/grO4u0ZeHnA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/do-you-like-your-locs-long-or-short.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-88229462959423402302012-07-14T09:04:00.003-07:002012-07-14T09:04:54.682-07:00What size should I make my locs?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://m5.paperblog.com/i/18/184303/two-fer-tuesdays-gorgeous-natural-locs-L-OgSp1I.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://m5.paperblog.com/i/18/184303/two-fer-tuesdays-gorgeous-natural-locs-L-OgSp1I.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h2>Small locs on thin/medium hair</h2></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br />Ok, so your thinking of locing your hair and you are not sure of the size you should get, the first thing I woud say is to look at the thickness of your hair. Is your natural hair thin, thick? As a rule, if your natural hair is thin you would want to go with a smaller size loc pattern to give the illusion of fullness. Medium or thick hair can be loc'd in any size pattern, but know that with thicker hair, the smaller you go with you loc pattern the more work it will be to maintain them.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blacknaps.org/wp-content/uploads/long-sisterlocks.jpg?f22064" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://blacknaps.org/wp-content/uploads/long-sisterlocks.jpg?f22064" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h3>sisterlocks(tm)</h3></td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;Another thing to consider is the texture of your hair, Wiry hair tends to poof and bunch, especially as your locs get older, so you what ever size you choose, know that they will look bigger as they mature.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blacknaps.org/wp-content/uploads/072411_1659_Dreadlock102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://blacknaps.org/wp-content/uploads/072411_1659_Dreadlock102.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>Big Dred Locs on thick hair</h4></td></tr></tbody></table>Be careful not to go too small around the hairline, usually when locs start to thin and break it happens at the hairline first&nbsp; usually because your attention is placed where you can see it, which is the front of your hair, it gets all the stress from styling and products etc..<br /><br />So with that said, should based on thickness and texture, Length is really a non factor and if anyone tells you that you need to cut your natural first to start locs, I would be suspect of there expertise, they just sound like a lazy <a href="http://www.combmyhair.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">loctician</span> </a>to me. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/NKsOPFJdEws" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com2http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/what-size-should-i-make-my-locs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-58469111612527387972012-07-13T20:54:00.003-07:002012-07-13T20:54:24.726-07:00How do you style short dred locs ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blackwomennaturalhairstyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/locksblogsphotos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://blackwomennaturalhairstyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/locksblogsphotos.jpg" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h2>Short dred locs</h2></td></tr></tbody></table><br />&nbsp;When my locs were in its sort stage I had a hard time creating an attractive look. I wanted my hair to be down my back like yesterday so it was a hurdle. When my locs here short I did several things to carry me through that in between stage.<br />Some of the products i used was :<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>xsmall sponge rollers</li><li>sewn-in weaves</li><li>twist extensions&nbsp;</li></ul>The first thing i did was roller sets with the smallest sponge rollers, I would mix water with a little hair spray and mist each section of hair before rolling it, I would roll my locs into crop looks with the sides and back set tighter than the top, usually I'd sleep in my rollers and style my locs the next morning.<br /><br />I also did sewn-in weaves with curly textured hair extensions., Most people are under an impression that you can weave your hair with locs in it and that's simply not true. You can cornrow your locs&nbsp; and sew the extensions on top of the locs.<br /><br />Depending on the size of your locs twist extensions can work too. I did mine with kinky hair and sometimes with yarn or kinky braiding hair, this technique works very well on sisterlocks(tm) and small locs. Just take a bout 4 locs(if your locs are micro size)make 2 sections and add the extension hair and twist. I try to take an even number of loc section so one side won't have bulk.<br />You can also do mini twist outs if you have enough length to cornrow it for the set.<br /><br />Aside from these methods, you will just have to be patient and let your locs grow, but the reward for patience is a beautiful head of locs, so chin up!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/10ZUlpw2zSs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-do-you-style-short-dred-locs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-53714071805591437132012-07-11T16:45:00.001-07:002012-07-11T16:46:21.497-07:00Who u like better Rasta Man locs or Neat Locs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Id4xn8bPgVY/TFliwZsbflI/AAAAAAAAB9c/BY0qWUJLCWY/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Id4xn8bPgVY/TFliwZsbflI/AAAAAAAAB9c/BY0qWUJLCWY/s320/009.JPG" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h2> rasta man</h2></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.vprecords.com/artistimages/gregory_headshot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="215" src="http://www.vprecords.com/artistimages/gregory_headshot.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gregory Isaacs</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lusakatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Bob-Marley.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.lusakatimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Bob-Marley.bmp" width="226" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob Marley</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now, I love a guy with well groomed locs, after all Im a natural hair stylist so that would couter productive for me not too. But I if your were to ask me what I was attracted too, I'd say the Rasta Man. See, the Rasta man Im speaking of takes good care of himself, he eats right, exercises, washes his hair natural soap and aloes. He just all round swag to me, I think its that bad boy thing im infatuated with.<br /><br />&nbsp;Don't get me wrong, a dude with well groomed locs can have a much swag as the bobo loc man but for me, I like man who doesn't have to fuss with his hair as much as me.&nbsp; I thin its&nbsp; delicate line between no so groomed and then over doing it like the ladies do. Its just not sexy to do that much primping. What say u ladies?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqih7rRaGk1qmm3xxo1_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqih7rRaGk1qmm3xxo1_1280.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Groomed Locs</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__4AWx_y4H_w/TAzvNZYwYSI/AAAAAAAAAO0/d1vsY30zDbk/s1600/EJD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__4AWx_y4H_w/TAzvNZYwYSI/AAAAAAAAAO0/d1vsY30zDbk/s320/EJD.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/B5PbF3nbzvM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/who-u-like-better-rasta-man-locs-or.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-87807328715350286452012-07-09T10:42:00.001-07:002012-07-09T10:42:59.449-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2QhCBRCv41I/TUc5wjttgnI/AAAAAAAAAqw/coRKmZgdxwA/s400/comb+my+hair+ATL2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2QhCBRCv41I/TUc5wjttgnI/AAAAAAAAAqw/coRKmZgdxwA/s320/comb+my+hair+ATL2.JPG" width="276" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salkis Re, Sisterlocks for-Comb My Hair.com</td></tr></tbody></table><br />&nbsp;This was me when I had my sisterlocks, I stayed in a pretty red auburn color with black underneath. I love my hair like this, but after 9 years it was time to let it go. I never had length this long with my natural hair so it was pretty amazing to see my hair grow past my shoulders. Now the challende is for me to get that length with my natural hair but we'll see.<br /><br />As for getting length with locs, its really about less product and more care. As my hair got longer, it was easy to put them into ponytails as a way of getting them out of my face but my locs suffered the price of that continued stress from tight ponytails. My hairline became weak and my locs started to thin out too.<br /><br />Be careful when using products, anything that is not water soluble really isn't good for locs and can weight the hair down overtime. Waxes and gels do not wash completely out and year at year, they build up on your locs and can cause breakage too. That 'smooth' look you crave comes with a price and that price is rotting, mildew locs, scalp thinning and hair loss.<br /><br />Keep styling for special occasion or if you must have a fierce look, make sure it is not uncomfortable to wear. Any style that is too tight with pull on your hair follicles and lead to breakage.<br />&nbsp;So in a nutshell, if you want long healthy locs, leave them alone and love them as they are.<br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/1SWUqX1DomQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/salkis-re-sisterlocks-for-comb-my-hair.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-64580536381043201662012-07-08T16:47:00.004-07:002012-07-08T22:24:16.989-07:00How to Color my Locs Blonde<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hairstyles123.com/hairstylepics/locs/locs_hairstyle_33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.hairstyles123.com/hairstylepics/locs/locs_hairstyle_33.jpg" width="292" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h2> Blonde Colored Dred Locs</h2></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div style="clear: both;"><div class="social-connect-widget" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/BVVBt"><img alt="RSS Feed" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0kKKFqj_U2U/TZ52Sq7wwfI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/mrmCuT1KzjI/s1600/social-connect-rss.png" title="RSS Feed" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/combmyhair"><img alt="Follow Us on Twitter!" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vhFL0XMMYLg/TZ52S1xMdpI/AAAAAAAAEIY/uzxm685MciA/s1600/social-connect-twitter.png" title="Follow Us on Twitter!" /></a> <a href="http://facebook.com/blackandcomely"><img alt="Be Our Fan!" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3tPdbv6JNYA/TZ52SSUbiVI/AAAAAAAAEII/tzPhCV1UIYU/s1600/social-connect-facebook.png" title="Be Our Fan" /></a> <g:plusone></g:plusone></div></div>&nbsp;Coloring locs blonde is a great way to bring a fresh new look to your locs, especially if you've been feeling ho-hum about them lately. To get your locs to blonde safely, it really should be done in stages so because bleaching and lighteners can stripe the hair down to nothing leaving your locs starved for protein and strength.<br /><br />When using gentle hair color, I really like "<b>Nutritint</b>" brand hair color, it only lightens the hair 3 levels at a time and doesn't have ammonia in it either, so you have better control as to how light you go. Each time you color the hair will light another 3 levels, just stop when you've reached the desired shade. I would say space out your color services to about every 2 months, so you don't over process your hair.<br /><br /><b>Loreal</b> is good for at home color and so is <b>Softsheen Carson</b> line too.<br />&nbsp;If you use regular commercial color then you have to look at the number levels on the packaging, this will tell you how many shades lighter you will be going.<br /><br />If you are a very dark brown, which is a level 1, then to get your hair to a level 9 which is a golden blonde, you need to think about simple adding (level 1+ level 9 = 10).<br />So your color level actually needs to be a 10 to get you to the&nbsp; level 9 that you want.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blackwomennaturalhairstyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Lady-Influence.10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://blackwomennaturalhairstyles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Lady-Influence.10.jpg" width="227" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honey Blonde Colored Locs</td></tr></tbody></table><i>Tip: VERY IMPORTANT!!!!When coloring locs you always want to apply the hair color at the most resistant part of the loc first: <b>The Middle </b></i><br /><br />Why?<br />&nbsp;Because the ends of your locs are the most porous and will grab color quickly, The roots will also grab color and lighten quickly because of body heat from your scalp, that said, color the middle of your locs first, then the ends , then the roots so you can even distribution of color.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="product_image" height="200" src="http://www.johnsonproducts.com/uploads/US757.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="155" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Protein treatment to strengthen hair</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Make sure you condition your locs with a protein re constructor like Ultra Sheen Duo Tex. It full of collagen and it will strengthen your locs wonderfully after a color service.<br /><br />I love this because it watery and goes into your locs easily washes out clean, you can follow up with a good leave in conditioner and please wash the color completely out or you might run the risk of weak&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; straw-like locs.<br />&nbsp;Going blonde should really be done by a professional stylist, there are too many variables that can mess up your hair. But if your patient and brave you can do it at home with good results.<br /><br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/m3c1qEFIt-A" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com2http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-color-my-locs-blonde.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-24205161165627103942012-07-05T12:06:00.003-07:002012-07-06T09:06:42.810-07:00Locs Styles for Long Dredlocks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://going-natural.com/10/sept/locs-maria3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://going-natural.com/10/sept/locs-maria3.jpg" width="465" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h2>&nbsp; Long Loc Style</h2></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="topsearch"><div class="clerfix" id="search"><form action="/search" id="searchform" method="get"><input id="s" name="q" onblur="if (this.value == &quot;&quot;) {this.value = &quot;Search here...&quot;;}" onfocus="if (this.value == &quot;Search here...&quot;) {this.value = &quot;&quot;}" type="text" value="Search here..." /> <input class="search-image" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4xLRhLRVVkI/TeDn9fTgT3I/AAAAAAAAHLY/5DuGTiOVtj8/s1600/search.png" title="Search" type="image" /> </form></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="social-connect-widget" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/BVVBt"><img alt="RSS Feed" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0kKKFqj_U2U/TZ52Sq7wwfI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/mrmCuT1KzjI/s1600/social-connect-rss.png" title="RSS Feed" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/combmyhair"><img alt="Follow Us on Twitter!" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vhFL0XMMYLg/TZ52S1xMdpI/AAAAAAAAEIY/uzxm685MciA/s1600/social-connect-twitter.png" title="Follow Us on Twitter!" /></a> <a href="http://facebook.com/blackandcomely"><img alt="Be Our Fan!" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3tPdbv6JNYA/TZ52SSUbiVI/AAAAAAAAEII/tzPhCV1UIYU/s1600/social-connect-facebook.png" title="Be Our Fan" /></a> <g:plusone></g:plusone></div></div>&nbsp;Long locs can be difficult to style because of the weight and length but it doesn't have to be. The best thing to do do is to divide the hair into sections and work on each each at a time, kinda like making a grid and molding the hair into place, Use rubber bands on the ends to keep twists in place while you pin the hair down and try to style them when the hair is damp because it reduces the volume of each loc and makes them easier to bend and shape into place. Tie the locs together instead of&nbsp; trying to use pins it will be more secure that way.<br /><br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/BEusQqBuWns" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/locs-styles-for-long-dredlocks.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-24135286592475940642012-07-03T10:09:00.000-07:002012-07-06T07:38:00.492-07:00Is it Time to Cut My Dread Locs and Start Over?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m10c3jZCtn1qlmwbeo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m10c3jZCtn1qlmwbeo1_500.jpg" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dread Locs </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div class="topsearch"><div class="clerfix" id="search"><form action="/search" id="searchform" method="get"><input id="s" name="q" onblur="if (this.value == &quot;&quot;) {this.value = &quot;Search here...&quot;;}" onfocus="if (this.value == &quot;Search here...&quot;) {this.value = &quot;&quot;}" type="text" value="Search here..." /> <input class="search-image" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4xLRhLRVVkI/TeDn9fTgT3I/AAAAAAAAHLY/5DuGTiOVtj8/s1600/search.png" title="Search" type="image" /> </form></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="social-connect-widget" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/BVVBt"><img alt="RSS Feed" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0kKKFqj_U2U/TZ52Sq7wwfI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/mrmCuT1KzjI/s1600/social-connect-rss.png" title="RSS Feed" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/combmyhair"><img alt="Follow Us on Twitter!" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vhFL0XMMYLg/TZ52S1xMdpI/AAAAAAAAEIY/uzxm685MciA/s1600/social-connect-twitter.png" title="Follow Us on Twitter!" /></a> <a href="http://facebook.com/blackandcomely"><img alt="Be Our Fan!" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3tPdbv6JNYA/TZ52SSUbiVI/AAAAAAAAEII/tzPhCV1UIYU/s1600/social-connect-facebook.png" title="Be Our Fan" /></a> <g:plusone></g:plusone></div></div>&nbsp;They say that need to cut dread locs off starts at the 7th year. They call it the "7 year itch" but I had my itch coming around the 5th year. I think at that point it was at a length were I basically did every style I could imagine, they were getting heavy and just felt like more of a burden than a joy after a while. They say locs hold energy and if that's true, I had a lot of grief and disappointment held in my hair. Relationship issues, financial woes, lost loved ones, just a lot of things that weighed me down emotionally. It was just time be 'reborn' to start fresh.<br /><br />If you haven't had any major emotional issues over the course of having your loc but still feel like you need to part with them, maybe its because they are not looking the way you want them to. I would advice a CUT for anyone experiencing:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://api.ning.com/files/WJG72VNAafv4Cq8WhdxBC09*tUwZaXEtOuIgBjbTH66CYYylDQI9vicYRxckpNne0dEd0rQVlZ-Zy2yLw6MkOoXR4JQPgW*E/photo.JPG?width=450&amp;height=600" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://api.ning.com/files/WJG72VNAafv4Cq8WhdxBC09*tUwZaXEtOuIgBjbTH66CYYylDQI9vicYRxckpNne0dEd0rQVlZ-Zy2yLw6MkOoXR4JQPgW*E/photo.JPG?width=450&amp;height=600" width="240" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>thinning edges</li><li>bad smell that you can;t get rid of</li><li>loc degeneration(pulling apart like straw)</li></ul><br />I experience some<b> degeneration </b>of my locs after years of hair color abuse. My hair was fried, and the locs so weak that I could literally pull some of them apart like pulling a ball of cotton. The hair had no life and the only way t save what I had was to reinforce with extension hair but the extra weight can pose another problem over time too. <br /><br /><b>Thinning edges </b>is a common problem which usually stems from over styling or too much palm rolling. I have some clients that don't like to see any fuzz around their hair line and for that reason they really overdue it with the maintenance. Its not necessary to retwist every week. Give your new growth a chance to come in so you have something to maintain.<br /><br />Now in my last post I talked about<span style="color: blue;"> </span><a href="http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-get-product-build-up-out-of.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">getting your locs clean</span> </a>doo-doo free, so if you missed my tips check it out. But if you've tried everything and you locs still have a bowel movement smell, it might be time to say bye-bye and start over.<br />But this time try to stay away from waxes like bee's wax and use more water soluble products. Actually honey is the best for twisting hair. It is naturally antibacterial properties and holds the hair in place better than any gel I have ever used and washes out completely.<br /><br /><br /><b>&nbsp;Make sure to subscribe to my blog for the tips send me your stories to share. Thanks!</b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/xZJ-YteZft8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com3http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/is-it-time-to-cut-my-dread-locs-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-3296122593991880882012-07-02T10:10:00.004-07:002012-07-06T07:38:23.757-07:00How to get Product Build Up out of Dread Locs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><h2> <a href="http://creativefan.com/important/cf/2012/03/hairstyles-for-black-women/dread-gyal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://creativefan.com/important/cf/2012/03/hairstyles-for-black-women/dread-gyal.jpg" width="640" /></a></h2></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h2> Clean Dread Locs</h2></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="topsearch"><div class="clerfix" id="search"><form action="/search" id="searchform" method="get"><input id="s" name="q" onblur="if (this.value == &quot;&quot;) {this.value = &quot;Search here...&quot;;}" onfocus="if (this.value == &quot;Search here...&quot;) {this.value = &quot;&quot;}" type="text" value="Search here..." /> <input class="search-image" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4xLRhLRVVkI/TeDn9fTgT3I/AAAAAAAAHLY/5DuGTiOVtj8/s1600/search.png" title="Search" type="image" /> </form></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="social-connect-widget" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/BVVBt"><img alt="RSS Feed" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0kKKFqj_U2U/TZ52Sq7wwfI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/mrmCuT1KzjI/s1600/social-connect-rss.png" title="RSS Feed" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/combmyhair"><img alt="Follow Us on Twitter!" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vhFL0XMMYLg/TZ52S1xMdpI/AAAAAAAAEIY/uzxm685MciA/s1600/social-connect-twitter.png" title="Follow Us on Twitter!" /></a> <a href="http://facebook.com/blackandcomely"><img alt="Be Our Fan!" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3tPdbv6JNYA/TZ52SSUbiVI/AAAAAAAAEII/tzPhCV1UIYU/s1600/social-connect-facebook.png" title="Be Our Fan" /></a> <g:plusone></g:plusone></div></div>&nbsp;Ok, so you Dread locs have product build up in them and its freaking you out,right? Your pillows are dirty your smelling up the room with the ass-crack smell of your locs, or at least that is what your girlfriend calls them and whats worse is that she is threatening to cut them of while you sleep. So what do you do ladies/gents about this problem.<br /><br />There are several methods I've tried throughout the years to get rid of product build up in locs, some of them are:<br /><br /><ul><li>Alcohol</li></ul><ul><li>laundry detergent</li></ul><ul><li>baking soda</li></ul><ul><li>ammonia</li></ul><ul><li>apple cider vinegar</li></ul><br />Now, none of these are sex products to use, and most of them are not even suppose to touch the skin, let alone the scalp, but when you have YEARS of build up, it sometime requires industrial strength help to get that build up out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cocoandcreme.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/sophie-okonedo-dreads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://cocoandcreme.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/sophie-okonedo-dreads.jpg" width="307" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h3> Dread loc styles</h3></td></tr></tbody></table>Here are 2 steps method that are not common, and do work .<br /><ol><li>Boiling your Dread Locs</li><li>Using Heated Shampoo</li><li>Dawn Degrease Dish washing Liquid </li></ol><br />Ok, So let's tackle the<b> first method</b>. OF course this will only work for dread locs that are at least longer than shoulder length. The idea here is to loosen up the trapped wax in your locs by melting it down so it will drain to the surface to be shampooed away.<br /><br />If you have a big enough crock pot boil some water high enough to get a good submerge of your locs (PLEASE ASK SOMEONE TO HELP YOU), when the water has come to a boil, place the locs in one by one very carefully so as to not cause splashing of hot water everywhere, ( you should do this at a shampoo bowl so your head can rest back comfortably) leave your locs in the hot water preferably for 1-5 minutes when you start seeing the water get grimy you know the waxes are melting out.<br /><br />***You can add apple cider vinegar to boiling water to increase the grease removal power of the water itself. have someone wrap your locs in a towel as you slowly come out of the boiled water and give each lock a good squeeze to help the gunk come up outa there! Now your ready for the second step.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xXvVXXOXdg/TMVu4RJrKwI/AAAAAAAAAV0/-Ay7_9iySOg/s1600/Peppermint+Castile+Soap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9xXvVXXOXdg/TMVu4RJrKwI/AAAAAAAAAV0/-Ay7_9iySOg/s200/Peppermint+Castile+Soap.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr Bronner's Liquid Castile Soap</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Now that your dreads locs are prepped and all the grease is nice and runny and hopefully half way gone, you can now shampoo. I love <b>Dr Bronner's Peppermint Castile Liquid</b> soap. It really cleans locs like a wiz just be careful, if you have color in your locs, this soap with strip it, especially the red tones. But the key step is to heat the shampoo first!<br /><b>Why Heat?</b><br />&nbsp;Well heating thins out shampoo and it will penetrate your locs better and faster , getting right into the core of your locs were all that funk is, the locs will drink up the shampoo and lift the already loosen grime outa there.<br />Just make sure to heat the shampoo about as hot as a cup of tea (that you sip on) I would say. How much to use id determined by how thick you hair is and how much buildup is there. Just be careful to coat each loc with a generous amount of cleanser. Squeeze and <br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dreadloctool.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/how-to-remove-lint-from-dreads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://dreadloctool.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/how-to-remove-lint-from-dreads.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dread loc product buildup</td></tr></tbody></table>After you've done these two steps just go and do whatever maintenance methods you prefer. But be careful of adding back the waxes you just cleaned from your hair. In my next post I will discuss products that do not leave build up in dread locs.<br /><br />If you have a question or maybe some tips of your own please share them with us.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/EVtWhp0yDE0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com5http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-get-product-build-up-out-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-20493267259031506002012-07-01T09:55:00.001-07:002012-07-06T07:38:55.956-07:00Carnival Hair Held up All Day!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XFEK-6aChOQ/T_CAoB2V44I/AAAAAAAAA1c/WRclVkwJ_oU/s1600/carnival7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XFEK-6aChOQ/T_CAoB2V44I/AAAAAAAAA1c/WRclVkwJ_oU/s640/carnival7.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My TWA at the Carnival Parade in LA</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="topsearch"><div class="clerfix" id="search"><form action="/search" id="searchform" method="get"><input id="s" name="q" onblur="if (this.value == &quot;&quot;) {this.value = &quot;Search here...&quot;;}" onfocus="if (this.value == &quot;Search here...&quot;) {this.value = &quot;&quot;}" type="text" value="Search here..." /> <input class="search-image" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4xLRhLRVVkI/TeDn9fTgT3I/AAAAAAAAHLY/5DuGTiOVtj8/s1600/search.png" title="Search" type="image" /> </form></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="social-connect-widget" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/BVVBt"><img alt="RSS Feed" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0kKKFqj_U2U/TZ52Sq7wwfI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/mrmCuT1KzjI/s1600/social-connect-rss.png" title="RSS Feed" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/combmyhair"><img alt="Follow Us on Twitter!" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vhFL0XMMYLg/TZ52S1xMdpI/AAAAAAAAEIY/uzxm685MciA/s1600/social-connect-twitter.png" title="Follow Us on Twitter!" /></a> <a href="http://facebook.com/blackandcomely"><img alt="Be Our Fan!" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3tPdbv6JNYA/TZ52SSUbiVI/AAAAAAAAEII/tzPhCV1UIYU/s1600/social-connect-facebook.png" title="Be Our Fan" /></a> <g:plusone></g:plusone></div></div>&nbsp;I went to LA's first Caribbean carnival, I looked a sweaty mess but my TBA stayed in place with this very helpful product called "Gorilla Snot". This product in dirt cheap, around $4 bucks and you can get it at Target.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mocodegorila.net/images/p_largepunkclassic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="280" src="http://www.mocodegorila.net/images/p_largepunkclassic.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h2> Curl Definer for 4C type hair</h2></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Its a tacky gel-like formula, no smell, dries quick and NO FLAKES! I have 4C type hair and have never been able to get definition like this with any other product and yesterday was the true test, My hair stayed put all day.<br /><br />&nbsp;I have to say it was so freakin fun! I was up on the stage dancing and singing, sweating. Let me tell you ladies, you have to enjoy your life<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/fd9jfDSzWxA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/07/carnival-in-la-what-fun.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-80407150177140145182012-06-30T10:03:00.001-07:002012-07-06T07:39:43.413-07:00How do you Moisturize your locs without causing buildup?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://anothernaturelle.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/valerie-june-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" src="http://anothernaturelle.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/valerie-june-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dred Locs</td></tr></tbody></table><h2 class="itemTitle" style="text-align: center;"> <br /></h2><h2 class="itemTitle" style="text-align: left;"> <div class="topsearch"><div class="clerfix" id="search"><form action="/search" id="searchform" method="get"><input id="s" name="q" onblur="if (this.value == &quot;&quot;) {this.value = &quot;Search here...&quot;;}" onfocus="if (this.value == &quot;Search here...&quot;) {this.value = &quot;&quot;}" type="text" value="Search here..." /> <input class="search-image" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4xLRhLRVVkI/TeDn9fTgT3I/AAAAAAAAHLY/5DuGTiOVtj8/s1600/search.png" title="Search" type="image" /> </form></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="social-connect-widget" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/BVVBt"><img alt="RSS Feed" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0kKKFqj_U2U/TZ52Sq7wwfI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/mrmCuT1KzjI/s1600/social-connect-rss.png" title="RSS Feed" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/combmyhair"><img alt="Follow Us on Twitter!" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vhFL0XMMYLg/TZ52S1xMdpI/AAAAAAAAEIY/uzxm685MciA/s1600/social-connect-twitter.png" title="Follow Us on Twitter!" /></a> <a href="http://facebook.com/blackandcomely"><img alt="Be Our Fan!" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3tPdbv6JNYA/TZ52SSUbiVI/AAAAAAAAEII/tzPhCV1UIYU/s1600/social-connect-facebook.png" title="Be Our Fan" /></a> <g:plusone></g:plusone></div></div>I saw this post on 'The Coil Review" website and it got me to thinking about other products that would be good for loc moisture.&nbsp;</h2><div class="itemTitle" style="text-align: left;">She butter is a great moisturizer for natural hair but for locs, you have to be careful not to overuse it because it can cause build up. I do like liquid shea butter for this reason and I always mix the shea with other oils because straight&nbsp; shea butter is just to thick by itself.&nbsp; </div><div class="itemTitle" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="itemTitle" style="text-align: left;">As for other products I've used with success, glycerin, evening primrose oil, coconut oil and even VO5 hot oil works really well. If you use shea butter for loc maintenance you'd be better off using a tried and true honey/aloe mixture. I use this on my clients and it works wonders for moisture and superb holding power.&nbsp; The mixture is totally water soluble so there is no build up at all. I use ratios of 3 parts pure aloe vera gel and one part honey.</div><div class="itemTitle" style="text-align: left;">You can read more about what 'The Coil review" thinks are great alternatives to shea butter for locs click here:</div><h2 class="itemTitle" style="color: blue; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.thecoilreview.com/tcr-final/2012revamp/index.php/guidance/lorem-ipsum/module-positions/item/35-the-burning-question-what-are-alternatives-to-shea-butter-for-my-locs?#jacommentid:110" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">What are Alternatives to Shea Butter for my Locs?</span>&nbsp;</a></h2><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/93coGSBbBX0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-do-you-moisturize-your-locs-without.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-48413176457723288932012-06-29T06:39:00.004-07:002012-06-29T06:50:00.710-07:004 Ways to damage Locs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://guinguinbali.com/libraries/ckeditor/uploads/images/QwbA1mYxDgB4CPOf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="367" src="http://guinguinbali.com/libraries/ckeditor/uploads/images/QwbA1mYxDgB4CPOf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="color: black;">&nbsp;Back in my Loc'd hair career, I did it all and I have to admit I didn't always do the hair care part the way I should have, The styling was always fierce, but my locs did become weak and damaged from all my 'creative' ideas. </div><div style="color: black;"><br /></div><div style="color: black;">I ran across this article on the&nbsp; <a href="http://www.curlynikki.com/2012/06/perfect-ways-to-ruin-health-of-your.html" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">Curly Nikki</a><span style="color: blue;"> </span> disgusting 4 ways to ruin the health of your loc's. I think this would be helpful to those trying to keep a full head of loc's for a life time, lawd knows I think I did all four of them quite frequently and did pay the cost with weak broken locs after a while. Here's the 2 of the 4 common mistakes they talked about.</div><ol style="color: black;"><li><b>&nbsp;</b><b>Not enough moisture-</b> Im guilty as charged. I hardly ever oiled my hair and I used a ton of hair spray or my updo styles to look crisp, they were crispy all right!</li><li>&nbsp;<b>Tying them in knots-</b> please stop tying your locs in knots to style them or worse to create a set. It is so stressfull to do this and over time it will thin them out.</li></ol><div style="color: black;">I 'd have to add a number 5 to this list to: <b>Over Styling </b></div><div style="color: black;">I think styles are great to do but the ones that require lots of pins and really tight on the scalp, should be left for special occasions, especially if you have thin locs already.</div><div style="color: black;"><br /></div><div style="color: black;"><i>Sherrell Dorsey, writer of the article, is an eco-glamour expert, writer, speaker, social entrepreneur and creator of the blog OrganicBeautyVixen.com -</i>read the entire article here: <a href="http://www.curlynikki.com/2012/06/perfect-ways-to-ruin-health-of-your.html" style="color: blue;" target="_blank">CURLY NIKKI</a></div><div style="color: black;"><br /></div><h4>&nbsp;</h4><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I love natural hair and Loc pictures and advice and I hope u do too. Thanks for reading and share your thoughts!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/hUOChr2WsiE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/06/4-way-to-damage-locs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-60769159544922915122012-06-29T06:28:00.001-07:002012-07-06T07:40:07.711-07:00Pinning Up Short Dred Locs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-apAUbJAGf9I/TlPPQUhKOhI/AAAAAAAABNQ/acdZAeQfQBc/s1600/locs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-apAUbJAGf9I/TlPPQUhKOhI/AAAAAAAABNQ/acdZAeQfQBc/s640/locs.jpg" width="468" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h2> Loc style Updo</h2></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><h3> <div class="topsearch"><div class="clerfix" id="search"><form action="/search" id="searchform" method="get"><input id="s" name="q" onblur="if (this.value == &quot;&quot;) {this.value = &quot;Search here...&quot;;}" onfocus="if (this.value == &quot;Search here...&quot;) {this.value = &quot;&quot;}" type="text" value="Search here..." /> <input class="search-image" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4xLRhLRVVkI/TeDn9fTgT3I/AAAAAAAAHLY/5DuGTiOVtj8/s1600/search.png" title="Search" type="image" /> </form></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="social-connect-widget" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/BVVBt"><img alt="RSS Feed" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0kKKFqj_U2U/TZ52Sq7wwfI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/mrmCuT1KzjI/s1600/social-connect-rss.png" title="RSS Feed" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/combmyhair"><img alt="Follow Us on Twitter!" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vhFL0XMMYLg/TZ52S1xMdpI/AAAAAAAAEIY/uzxm685MciA/s1600/social-connect-twitter.png" title="Follow Us on Twitter!" /></a> <a href="http://facebook.com/blackandcomely"><img alt="Be Our Fan!" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3tPdbv6JNYA/TZ52SSUbiVI/AAAAAAAAEII/tzPhCV1UIYU/s1600/social-connect-facebook.png" title="Be Our Fan" /></a> <g:plusone></g:plusone></div></div>&nbsp;When you are going for an updo with your locs but you don't quite have enough hair to make it work, why not try adding some hair just like you did for the french roll in your relaxer days. I know the point of being loc's is so u don't have to do it but lets face it, some of us are impatient ( like me!) and we need to get these style option going sooner than later.&nbsp;</h3><h3> I particularly love to use yarn when I had to fill in my locs especially when I wanted to create volume and height, All you have to do is twist portions of some yarn into a few of you locs for length and then pin it up any way you like. The yarn mimics the texture of loc's hair much better than kenekelon hair and it hold in place where ever you need it to stay put..</h3><h4> <br /></h4></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/fKdLVhdRI1U" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/06/pinning-up-short-dred-locs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-29173269457137747232012-06-25T06:34:00.000-07:002012-06-25T06:34:41.671-07:00Teaching Loc Styling Classes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://a4.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/95/6852f9d934c4fcad7555d91ed0be81e4/l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a4.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/95/6852f9d934c4fcad7555d91ed0be81e4/l.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h3>Thando Kefele teaching loc styling</h3></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />&nbsp;If you are a loc stylist and your on the east coast looking for <a href="http://www.thandokafele.com/" target="_blank">great styling classes </a>I suggest this guy with whom I took a class when I first made to shift over to natural hair styling and loc styling. He has been in the business over 20 years and every year, he brings a fresh perspective on loc styling. I ask about products to use to loc hair and he really kept it very basic, and I was actually surprised to learn that at that time he was just using Queen Helen hair gel. But the cleanness of his work came more from technique than product.<br /><br />Don't be afraid if your new to this sector of the beauty community, its booming and still growing.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecoilreview.com/tcr-final/2012revamp/images/article_photos/oct2010_w4_transcend10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://thecoilreview.com/tcr-final/2012revamp/images/article_photos/oct2010_w4_transcend10.png" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thando Kefele Loc Styles</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />If you like this post please a comment a question just to let me know what you'd like to talk about! Thanks!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/8b0k6-euQDM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/06/teaching-loc-styling-classes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-67875555511837985052012-06-22T08:41:00.003-07:002012-07-06T07:40:30.418-07:00Get Locs if you want to be Sexy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gy08KvQM1qb9fo6o1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gy08KvQM1qb9fo6o1_500.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h3> "Luna" loc stylist :Salkis for Comb My Hair.com</h3></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="color: black;"><div class="topsearch"><div class="clerfix" id="search"><form action="/search" id="searchform" method="get"><input id="s" name="q" onblur="if (this.value == &quot;&quot;) {this.value = &quot;Search here...&quot;;}" onfocus="if (this.value == &quot;Search here...&quot;) {this.value = &quot;&quot;}" type="text" value="Search here..." /> <input class="search-image" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4xLRhLRVVkI/TeDn9fTgT3I/AAAAAAAAHLY/5DuGTiOVtj8/s1600/search.png" title="Search" type="image" /> </form></div></div><div style="clear: both;"><div class="social-connect-widget" style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/BVVBt"><img alt="RSS Feed" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0kKKFqj_U2U/TZ52Sq7wwfI/AAAAAAAAEIQ/mrmCuT1KzjI/s1600/social-connect-rss.png" title="RSS Feed" /></a> <a href="http://twitter.com/combmyhair"><img alt="Follow Us on Twitter!" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vhFL0XMMYLg/TZ52S1xMdpI/AAAAAAAAEIY/uzxm685MciA/s1600/social-connect-twitter.png" title="Follow Us on Twitter!" /></a> <a href="http://facebook.com/blackandcomely"><img alt="Be Our Fan!" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3tPdbv6JNYA/TZ52SSUbiVI/AAAAAAAAEII/tzPhCV1UIYU/s1600/social-connect-facebook.png" title="Be Our Fan" /></a> <g:plusone></g:plusone></div></div>I miss my Sisterlocks!, I think I've said it about a million times,but I so needed to get rid of them, so much crazy energy was trapped in there, it was just time to start over. I think I will loc again but this time, my need to have 'neat" loc's are are finally suffocated. I want big Marley locks now or at least get a lot thicker than what I had in the past. I am growing my hair out again, I must have scalped myself about 20 times after my big chop, so it ground zero for me.&nbsp;</div><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="color: black;"><br /></div><div style="color: black;">I will probably transition into yarn twists for a few months then take the twists out and keep whatever pattern I used for the braids, thats the easiest way for me to manage it myself. My creativity come from my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/sugabumbum" target="_blank">jewelry making </a>now, it satisfies my need to change up my look, sales are going great and I am so honored that others love my work too. So for now I 'm "Eye jacking" different loc looks with a bit of loc envy but I am commin back with my own soon so watch out!</div></blockquote></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/qwsp__pt-oc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/06/get-locs-if-you-want-to-be-sexy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-89835231010443812012012-06-21T11:34:00.000-07:002012-06-21T11:34:39.346-07:00Sisterlocks needs high fashion Boho styling<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="363" src="http://modcloth.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/12-30runway1.jpg?w=450&amp;h=410" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>High fashion ideas to complete your sisterlocks look</h4></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4>I think sisterlocks and natural hair in general needs a real makeover. I would love to see our sisters rocking high fashion gowns, mixed patterns and bold prints with her natural loc'd hair. Lets show the world that we are high fashion too! Leave a comment and share your high fashion pics so ladies can get styling ideas</h4></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://modcloth.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/12-30runway1.jpg?w=450&amp;h=410" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/BFaAzb7ohOs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com1http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/06/sisterlocks-needs-high-fashion-boho.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-49449631762918797212012-06-20T08:45:00.001-07:002012-06-20T08:53:13.465-07:00Best Sex Secrets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cache1.bdcdn.net/assets/images/book/large/9780/8928/9780892818686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://cache1.bdcdn.net/assets/images/book/large/9780/8928/9780892818686.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /><br />I am learning as I get older about the power of sensuality. I think most of us understand that there is an energy released when we become attractive, when we glam up ourselves, and for African American women, much of the beautification process has to do with hair styling.<br /><br />But along with perfectly coiffed hair, is a more important balance of internal beauty. there are so many secrets this world has to share with regards to a woman's magic spell: her yoni,<br /><a name='more'></a>that it seems peculiar that more of us don't harness and cultivate what men kill for in the first place. Yes ladies, your vagina is what Im speaking of.<br /><br />We allow men to "beat it up" as if vagina is a monster they must kill, pounding with a point to prove but not the level of pleasure that some secret society woman enjoy.<br /><br />This book White Tigress was a recommend read from a personal trainer friend of mine. She is into the arts of sexuality on a very deep level and she said this book helped her rejuvenate and become more youthful. So I thought I'd give it a try and bought the book. It's read like an interview with woman who are part of an ancient secret society called the "White Tigress".<br /><br />These women spend waking hours doing series of exercises and rituals to create eternal youth, and sucking the penis is an integral part of the ritual practice, it was amazing to learn that sperm facials are real and beneficial, even more important was the exercises for a tiny waist line and perkier breast. I am still learning from this read and often refer back to it for other tips. <br /><br />I suggest if your middle aged like me, get the book so that you can commit to daily practices that will balance hormones and make you a better lover, or should I say a masterful lover.. Cheers!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/m6nJaUWINWU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com1http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/06/best-sex-secrets.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-49756294999906121212012-06-19T08:29:00.000-07:002012-06-19T08:29:10.818-07:00Art expands your reality<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5u9xfljow1rsxa8fo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5u9xfljow1rsxa8fo1_500.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br />I've been styling hair for many years and it hasn't been until recently starting my jewelry line that I found a heightened appreciation for art. I can say that in all forms it boosts my own creativity both with hair and <a href="http://sugabumbum.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">wearables I create</a>, but it also makes me love the human mind and its ability to translate thought into material. I think that's what we artists do best.<br /><br />Pictures paint your mind, art helps you to explore other worlds through the eyes of someone else. It connects us emotionally and spiritually too. The guy is this pic has me wondering why he chose this tat for himself. I see it as extremely erotic and bold. If he's not good in bed then this tat would be a waste to me,lol but that's just my own freak nastiness coming out. Its funny <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SugaBumBum" target="_blank">I came across this</a>, I've been thinking of getting a clit hood piercing for my 40th birthday.....hmm maybe lol&nbsp; Keep creating.........<div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/_e0S96FqjMM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/06/art-expands-your-reality.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4267813012732759766.post-59472785300626442302012-06-18T10:04:00.000-07:002012-06-18T10:04:16.017-07:00Even the Dead want to look good!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sPqSvJWq5ZY/TWwacQlHwjI/AAAAAAAABxA/GmZY6vpWJ9I/s1600/St+Louis+Ka+Nefer+Nefer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sPqSvJWq5ZY/TWwacQlHwjI/AAAAAAAABxA/GmZY6vpWJ9I/s400/St+Louis+Ka+Nefer+Nefer.jpg" width="290" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian Mummy inspiration for<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SugaBumBum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Suga Bum Bum</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />I love the intricacy of Egyptian art. No much time seems to go into looking beautiful, especially for women. In that era, woman seemed to have been meticulous about their appearance,. Woman's lib has us running to the store in dirty sweat pants and house shoes..We are so far from the days when adornment was a very necessary requirement for beauty.<br /><br />Manufacturers and ad campaigns seem to love frumpy, muted colors..black people were always about color, about flare. Thats why&nbsp; love handmade things, the energy, the no rules apply that an artist can translate into a piece that can change the way you feel about yourself for that day, maybe even forever. I never met someone who didn't <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SugaBumBum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">want to look good</a>, have you?&nbsp;<div class="blogger-post-footer">Braids, Cornrows and Twists + Colouring Your Hair + Dreadlocks + General Hair Care + Hair Care + Hair Issues + Hair Products + Hair Styles + Miscellaneous + Natural Hair + Other + Product Reviews + Product Suggestions + Product Swap + Relaxers and Permanents + Transitioning + Weaves and Hair Extensions</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LocsWithStyle/~4/fG9RTXtdIrw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Salkis Rehttps://plus.google.com/104322540191667535337noreply@blogger.com0http://locswithstyle.blogspot.com/2012/06/even-dead-want-to-look-good.html